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Advancing Government Accountability
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The Association of Government Accountants and Guam Society of Certified Public Accountant’s Pacific Emerging Issues Conference promises distinguished speakers, who will be addressing topics in management, accountability, and strategic planning. This four-day conference will provide you with the information, skills, and professional contacts to accomplish your present and future goals, as well as add value to your organization and offers over 36 hours of continuing professional education credits. |
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2008 Conference Schedule and Materials |
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Pacific Emerging Issues Conference “Charting the Course through Financial Adversity” July 8~11, 2008 Guam Marriott Resort & Spa |
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Monday, July 7, 2008
9:00 - 12:00 Regional Chapter Officer’s Workshop* *By Invitation Only (Click here for Course Materials)
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
8:30 - 9:00 Opening Session
9:00 - 10:20 (P101) Plenary- Resolving Audit Findings and Questioned Costs By: Daniel Fitzgerald, CPA & Katherine Kakigi
10:20 - 10:30 Morning Break
10:30 - 11:50 (P102) Plenary-Performance Audit Case Study: Could There Possibly Be Fraud in Construction? By: David Cotton, CPA, CFE, CGFM
12:00 - 1:20 Lunch
(P103) Plenary- The CGFM Designation By: Lealan Miller, CPA, CGFM & Bill Broadus, CPA, CGFM
1:30 - 4:50 (SP101) Strategic Planning By: Duke Kuehn, Ph.D
1:30 - 3:20 (M101) Mistakes Were Made– Heads Rolled: The Responsibilities of the Governing Board By: David Cotton, CPA, CFE, CGFM
(A101) Common Reporting Deficiencies By: Lealan Miller, CPA, CGFM
3:20 - 3:30 Afternoon Break
3:30 - 4:50 (A102) COSO and Its Application to the Islands By: Lealan Miller, CPA, CGFM
(M102) The War Against Fraud & Abuse: Are We Winning? By: David L. Cotton, CPA, CFE, CGFM
5:00 - 8:00 Cocktail Reception
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
8:30 - 10:20 (M201) GASB 43 & 45 By: Lealan Miller, CPA, CGFM
(A201) Anatomy of a Fraud By: David L. Cotton, CPA, CFE, CGFM
8:30 - 3:20 (SP101) Strategic Planning, Cont. By: Duke Kuehn, PhD
10:20 - 10:30 Morning Break
10:30 - 11:50 (M202) When You Absolutely Need to Know the Costs By: David Cotton, CPA, CFE, CGFM
(A202) Ethics By: Bill Broadus, Jr., CPA, CGFM
12:00 - 1:20 Lunch
(P201) Plenary- Military Build-up on Guam By: Captain Robert Lee III
1:30 - 3:20 (M203) Single Audit Issues and PCIE Report By: Lealan Miller, CPA, CGFM
(A203) FASB Updates By: Bill Broadus, CPA, CGFM
3:20 - 3:30 Afternoon Break
3:30 - 4:50 (P202) Plenary- Cyber-Espionage and Cyber-Terrorism: Fact or Fiction By: Jean-François Legault, M. Sc., CISSP, CISA, CISM, GCIH, GCFA
Thursday, July 10, 2008
8:30 - 10:20 (P301) Plenary- Fraud in the Digital World By: Jean-François Legault, M. Sc., CISSP, CISA, CISM, GCIH, GCFA
10:20 - 10:30 Morning Break
10:30 - 4:50 (SP101) Strategic Planning, Cont. By: Duke Kuehn, Ph.D
10:30 - 11:50 (M301) Was it Fraud or Just Poor Audit Quality? By: David Cotton, CPA, CFE, CGFM
10:30 - 11:50 (A301) Digging Deeper with Technology By: Jean-François Legault, M. Sc., CISSP, CISA, CISM, GCIH, GCFA
12:00 - 1:20 Lunch
(P302) CNMI’s Economic Situation By: David Burger, CPA
1:30 - 3:20 (M302) Something Doesn’t Smell Right Down at the Sewer District By: David Cotton, CPA, CFE, CGFM
1:30 - 3:20 (A302) Emerging Trends in Online Fraud By: Jean-François Legault, M. Sc., CISSP, CISA, CISM, GCIH, GCFA
3:20 - 3:30 Afternoon Break
3:30 - 4:50 (M303) It’s Almost Midnight, Do You Know Where Your Assets Are? By: David Cotton, CPA, CFE, CGFM
(A303) GASB Update By: Bill Broadus, Jr., CPA, CGFM
Friday, July 11, 2008
8:30 - 11:50 (M401) What Auditors Do and How to Make Them Go Away Happy By: Jeanne Yamamura, CPA, MIM, PhD
8:30 - 10:20 (A401) Yellow Book Update By: Bill Broadus, Jr., CPA, CGFM
(SP101) Strategic Planning, Cont. By: Duke Kuehn, PhD
10:20 - 10:30 Morning Break
10:30 - 11:50 (A402) SAS Update By: Bill Broadus, Jr., CPA, CGFM
12:00 - 1:20 Lunch
(P401) Guam’s Economic Outlook By: Roseanne Jones, PhD & Joe Bradley
1:30 - 4:50 (P402) Combined Session– When Generations Collide By: Jeanne H. Yamamura, CPA, MIM, PhD
(S401) Intergovernmental Relations By: Duke Kuehn, PhD
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Conference Fees Early Registration by 6/13/08 Member $500 Non-Member $650 Registration by 7/7/08 Member $550 Non-Member $700 Late Registration after 7/7/08 Member $600 Non-Member $750
Program Information Randy Wiegand (671) 648-3120
Registration Information Rodalyn Marquez (671) 475-0390 ext. 205
Conference Speaker and Bios Lealan “Lee” Miller, CGFM, CPA WA “Bill” Broadus, Jr., CPA, CGFM Jean-Francois Legault, M.Sc., CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP, GCIH, GCFA, CISA, CISM, ITIL Jeanne H. Yamamura, CPA, MIM, PhD Duke Kuehn, PhD Katherine B. Kakigi Roseann Jones PhD David Burger, CPA Captain Robert Lee III Joseph Bradley |
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2008 Pacific Emerging Issues Conference Sponsors |
